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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Neil say that he feels now that he is acting in the play?
(a) Invigorated.
(b) Happy.
(c) Alive.
(d) Exuberant.

2. What does Charlie tell everyone to call him in Chapter 9?
(a) Pondolo.
(b) Uru.
(c) Botsu.
(d) Nuwanda.

3. Where does Todd go in Chapter 11 after he helps Neil practice his lines for the play?
(a) Dean's office.
(b) Dorm.
(c) Cave.
(d) Library.

4. In Chapter 11, what grades is Neil getting?
(a) As and Bs.
(b) All As.
(c) Bs and Cs.
(d) Bs.

5. Where is Knox drinking at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Dining room table.
(b) Easy chair.
(c) Butler's pantry.
(d) Sofa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what type of music does Keating play at soccer practice?

2. In Chapter 9, who is the only boy who doesn't cough when the girls offer drinks?

3. What skill does Keating teach the boys in Chapter 10?

4. Who hands Charlie a briefcase before an assembly in the Chapel in Chapter 10?

5. What color hair does the director have who is directing the play at Henley Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't McAllister think the boys will turn out to be conformists?

2. Why is Chris glad when Knox calls her in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 8, what do the boys do while they wait for Todd to join them in the cave?

4. What is Charlie supposed to do so he won't be expelled for writing the article?

5. Why does Dean Nolan call an assembly in Chapter 10?

6. Why does Nolan speak with Keating in Chapter 10?

7. What does Neil's father say when Neil tells him the performance is the next night?

8. How does Keating help Todd create a poem?

9. What do Charlie and Gloria do in Chapter 10 after the other boys leave?

10. In Chapter 8, why does Neil carry a lampshade to the Dead Poets Society Meeting?

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